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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH; AMUSEMENT
 A62
LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING (ladders E06C)
 A62B
DEVICES, APPARATUS, OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M 39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C 9/00; divers' equipment B63C 11/00; specially adapted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, B64D; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F 11/00)
 A62B
Subclass index
RESCUING, e.g. IN CASE OF FIRE
Means for escape or protection 1/00, 3/00, 5/00
Breathing containers 31/00
Safety means for seemingly-dead persons 33/00
INDIVIDUAL BREATHING MASKS OR APPARATUS
Types 7/00, 18/00
Details 9/00, 18/08
Cartridges, oxygen generators, filters 19/00, 21/00, 23/00
Storing, testing 25/00, 27/00
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY BELTS 17/00, 35/00
COLLECTIVE DEVICES FOR BREATHING PROTECTION OR FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CHEMICAL AGENTS
Air conditioning or ventilation in sealed rooms 11/00, 13/00
Other protection 15/00, 29/00
OTHER LIFE SAVING 37/00
 A62B 1/00 - 
A62B 5/00
Rescuing from fire; Rescuing from buildings or the like (from mountains or trees A63B 27/00, A63B 29/00; from ships B63C)
P:0 A62B 1/00
Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like
 A62B 1/02
·  by making use of rescue cages, bags, or the like (elevators, escalators or moving walkways B66B)
 A62B 1/04
·  ·  Single parts, e.g. fastening devices
 A62B 1/06
·  by making use of rope-lowering devices (capstans, winches B66D)
 A62B 1/08
·  ·  with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys
 A62B 1/10
·  ·  ·  mechanically operated
 A62B 1/12
·  ·  ·  hydraulically operated
 A62B 1/14
·  ·  with brakes sliding on the rope
 A62B 1/16
·  ·  Life-saving ropes or belts (safety belts A62B 35/00; mountain guy-ropes A63B 29/02; life-saving belts for use at sea B63C)
 A62B 1/18
·  ·  Other single parts for rope lowering-devices, e.g. take-up rollers for ropes, devices for shooting ropes
 A62B 1/20
·  by making use of sliding-ropes, sliding-poles or chutes, e.g. hoses, pipes, sliding-grooves, sliding sheets
 A62B 1/22
·  by making use of jumping devices, e.g. jumping-sheet, jumping-mattresses
P:10 A62B 3/00
Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like, e.g. protection shields, protection screens; Portable devices for preventing smoke penetrating into distinct parts of buildings (A62B 1/00 takes precedence)
P:20 A62B 5/00
Other devices for rescuing from fire (ladders E06C)
 A62B 7/00 - 
A62B 33/00
Respirators; Gas-masks, including breathing apparatus, e.g. for high altitude, or masks therefor; Devices affording protection against harmful chemical agents (composition of materials for coverings against harmful chemical agents A62D 5/00, for transparent parts of breathing apparatus A62D 7/00; composition of chemical substances for use in breathing apparatus A62D 9/00)
P:120 A62B 7/00
Respiratory apparatus (for medical purposes A61M 16/00)
 A62B 7/02
·  with compressed oxygen or air
 A62B 7/04
·  ·  and lung-controlled oxygen or air valves
 A62B 7/06
·  with liquid oxygen
 A62B 7/08
·  containing chemicals producing oxygen
 A62B 7/10
·  with filter elements
 A62B 7/12
·  with fresh-air hose
 A62B 7/14
·  for high-altitude aircraft
P:160 A62B 9/00
Component parts for respiratory or breathing apparatus (A62B 19/00, A62B 21/00, A62B 23/00 take precedence)  [4]
 A62B 9/02
·  Valves
 A62B 9/04
·  Couplings; Supporting frames
 A62B 9/06
·  Mouthpieces; Nose-clips (for medical purposes A61M 15/00)
P:110 A62B 11/00
Devices for reconditioning breathing air in sealed rooms (chemical purification, disinfection, or sterilisation of air A61L; in aircraft or submarines, insofar as they influence the construction of the vehicle or are influenced by its construction B63B, B64D, respectively; air-conditioning in general F24F)
P:80 A62B 13/00
Special devices for ventilating gasproof shelters (ventilating in general F24F)
P:40 A62B 15/00
Installations affording protection against poisonous or injurious substances, e.g. with separate breathing apparatus (building aspects E04H 9/00)
P:30 A62B 17/00
Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (protective clothing or garments for work or sport A41D 13/00; protecting eyes or ears A61F 9/00; composition of materials for protective clothing A62D 5/00; life-saving garments for use at sea B63C; diving suits B63C 11/02; flying suits B64D 10/00; space suits B64G 6/00; bullet-proof clothing F41H 1/02)  [2]
 A62B 17/04
·  Hoods
 A62B 17/08
·  Protective coverings for animals
P:100 A62B 18/00
Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (A62B 17/00 takes precedence; anaesthetic masks A61M 16/06)
 A62B 18/02
·  Masks (gas-masks for animals A62B 18/06; masks for welders A61F 9/06)
 A62B 18/04
·  Gas helmets
 A62B 18/06
·  Gas masks for animals
 A62B 18/08
·  Component parts for gas-masks or gas-helmets, e.g. windows, straps, speech transmitters, signal-devices (eye-pieces for protective goggles A61F 9/02; composition of materials for the windows or other transparent parts A62D 7/00)
 A62B 18/10
·  ·  Valves
P:130 A62B 19/00
Cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus
 A62B 19/02
·  with oxidising agents
P:140 A62B 21/00
Devices for producing oxygen from chemical substances for respiratory apparatus
P:150 A62B 23/00
Filters for breathing-protection purposes (gas-filters in general B01D)
 A62B 23/02
·  for respirators
 A62B 23/04
·  for gasproof shelters
 A62B 23/06
·  Nose filters
P:170 A62B 25/00
Devices for storing respiratory or breathing apparatus  [4]
P:90 A62B 27/00
Methods or devices for testing respiratory or breathing apparatus (apparatus for testing gastightness in general G01M)  [4]
P:50 A62B 29/00
Devices for rendering harmless or for keeping off harmful chemical agents (respiratory apparatus A62B 7/00; gasproof doors, windows, shutters E06B)
P:70 A62B 31/00
Containers or portable cabins for affording breathing protection with devices for reconditioning the breathing air or for ventilating (ventilation of gasproof shelters A62B 13/00; protective clothes or coverings A62B 17/00; treatment rooms for medical purposes A61G 10/00)  [4]
P:60 A62B 33/00
Devices for allowing seemingly-dead persons to escape or draw attention; Breathing apparatus for accidentally buried person
   
P:180 A62B 35/00
Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion (buckles A44B 11/00; accessories for children's furniture A47D 15/00; children's seats B60N 2/24; safety belts or body harnesses for land vehicles B60R 22/00; harnesses for parachutes B64D 17/30; harnessing in aircraft B64D 25/06; releasable fastenings F16B)  [4]
 A62B 35/04
·  incorporating energy absorbing means  [4]
P:190 A62B 37/00
Devices, apparatus, or methods for life-saving not covered by the other groups of this subclass